Dynamite threat misses Wells at Telluride home
Former Adjutant General Bulkeley Wells narrowly escaped a fatal blast at his Pandora road home near Telluride as a dynamite bomb was placed under his bed. The explosion wrecked the house, but Wells suffered only minor injuries and was treated for facial cuts and shock. Police say one suspect is held for questioning in a case that ties to labor disputes and miner violence in Idaho and the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Telluride
Cain
Bulkeley Wells
General Wells
Trhough
Western Federation of Miners
Boise
Frank Stemmenberg
Idaho
Steve Adams
Wells
Pandora
Maner
Forty Speakers in Field Against Prohibition Wave
In Chiexeg Illinois debate heats as forty lecturers prepare to address anti prohibition supporters. W S Hull, head of a Peoria distillery, leads headquarters efforts with others forecasting 100 speeches across principal towns in seven days under Manufacturers and Dealers' association guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiexeg
Hull
Peovia
Chicazen
Enow
Mrr
Hell
Viall
Manufacturers and Dealers’ Association of Linois
Bryan speaks in Wheeling on money question in unsettled market
William Jennings Bryan halted in Wheeling West Virginia on March 20 en route to Parkersburg. He addressed a large open air gathering, focusing his remarks on the money question amid a somber business climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Wheeling
W. Va
William Jennings Bryan
Parkersburg
Penrose Expected to Recover From Illness
Philadelphia March 43 United States Senator Penrose is reported recovering from a serious illness with complications. White House officials announce that if public duties are not impeded his strength will return and he will recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United Ee
Penrose
Jebiie
Paysidjnes
Public Anxiety Grows Over Campbell-Bannerman Health
London reports daily bulletins on Premier Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman showing little change in his condition. Despite a good night, there are no signs of improvement and public anxiety deepens as the prime minister remains weak with no decisive rally in strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Henry Campbell-Bannnerman
Governor John A Johnson Touches Presidential Nomination
St Paul March 30 Governor John A Johnson clarifies his stance on the Democratic presidential nomination in a letter to Swan J Turnblad publisher of a Swedish daily in Minneapolis. He says the office should seek the man not the man the office and would respond if the party or nation believes his availability would serve. He adds he will not organize or actively seek the nomination but would accept if called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
John A. Johnson
Swan J. Turnblaid
Minneapoli
Johnson
Democratic Party of
Democratic Party
Praise for assassins victim amid Korea visit planned
Tokio reports Marquis Ha plans to depart for Korea on April 2 after the death of Durhan. Ww. Stevens, adviser to Korea, was voyaging to Washington with facts and documents when slain in San Francisco. AP says Stevens was a personal friend of Japan and Korea and his death is a national and personal loss. He was honest fearless and loyal to America. A second wreck occurs as Baltimore’s Youngstown Construction derrick burns down while building a B&O bridge over Little Gunpowder river near Bradshaw Virginia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Marquis Ha
Korea
Durhan
Ww. Stevens
Korean Council of State
San Francisco
Washington
Marquis
Reyal
Japan
Mfr. Stevens
al- Wars
America
Baltimore
Youngstown Construction Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Little Gunpowder River
Bradshaw
Two Unknown Men Die In Train Tragedy At Hurley Wis
Two laboring men were struck by a North Western train west of Hurley Wisconsin and killed. The mangled bodies were found by section crew. clothing suggested they were workers though no further identifications were available. A separate note recounts a stage debut mishap involving Huntley Wright where a warder actor drops his cap and handles a gunpowder accident on stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hurley
Wis
Here
Huntley Wright
Beng
London
Good Judgment and the Privileged Friend Quip
A Chicago News quote praises a partner as a man of unusually good judgment. The remark notes the partner’s self acknowledged braininess and reliance on advice, reflecting witty prose about decision making and confidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiceno News
Lumbermen’s antitrust cases delayed for appeal options
Toledo March 30 court affirms lower court sentences of twenty Toledo lumbermen under the Valentine act. The stay on the mandate delays regentence while lawyers seek a route to appeal to the state supreme court. Named defendants include Barbour Starr Campbell Kelsey Freeman Kimball Packer Puck Smith Trotter Witker Arnsman Bremer Goulet Harris Wastitarn Van Karsen Mopkinson and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Effenit
Supreme Court
Ice Trust
Circuit Court
Marcus W. Barbour
Rowland Starr
Barbour & Starr
George W. Campbell
James H. Campbell
Campbell Company
Hiram R Kelsey
George 1
Freeman
Kelsey & Freeman
Reuben Kimball
West Side Lumber Company
Clarence H. Packer
Secrstery and
Iezturer
Buckeye Lumber ‘and “Manufacturing Company
John H. Puck
The
Western Manufacturing Company
Howard Xf. Smith
W. H. H. Smith Lumber Company
David Trotter
David & Albert Trotter Company
Frederick E. Witker
William F. Witker
Witker Manufacturing Company
Edward E. Arnsman
Charles G
Verdict of Acquittal in Tevis Libel Trial at San Francisco
In San Francisco on March 23, the jury found R A Crothers and Fremont Older not guilty of criminal libel against William S Tevis. The paper alleged Tevis entered a deal with Ruef to secure a Bay City water project for 10.5 million and indict Tevis on Ruef’s grand jury testimony. Trial lasted four weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
R. A. Crothers
Fremont Older
San Francisco Bulletin
William S. Tevis
Tevis
Abraham Ruet
Bay City Water Project
Ruef
Water Corporation
Probable fatal shooting after robbery attempt in Philadelphia
Philadelphia on March 30 John Robinson aged twenty four was shot by a policeman in the southern city section while attempting to escape after a robbery. He told his widowed mother, with a police magistrate present, that poverty drove him to steal due to the threat of eviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
John Robinson
Foussian
Waves Seven Stories High On Mauretania Voyage
New York reports the Mauretania faced three days of unusual sea conditions during its transatlantic crossing from Liverpool. Waves reportedly rose as high as seven stories, smashing six glass windows on the navigation bridge and injuring an officer on duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mauretania
Liverpool
Lightning Kills Two Women in Hartland Farmhouse
A farmhouse near Hartland twelve miles from Howell, Michigan, was struck by lightning during a storm on March 20. Two women, Mrs. Peter North and Miss Carrie Ellis, were killed instantly when a bolt traveled along an unused telephone wire into the house. Several others in the home escaped injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howell
Mich
Hartland
Afrs
Peter North
Carrie Ellis
Fuses Are Made to Blow Across the Rails Probably
Travelers are urged to remain calm when fuses blow and not panic. The piece argues that fuse blows are routine, the duty of fuses is to blow, and passengers should avoid wild rushes, trusting professional electricians and orderly conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soraty
New York Times
It Was His Friend. German Auction Laughs at Watches
Two German men attend an Indianapolis auction with an interpreter. The auctioneer teases by reading bids in broken English and nods from the Germans lead him to declare the watch sold to “Ten doctors.” One man deflects, claiming Bavarian roots and refusing the bid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Feller
Mie
Dia
Bayer
Talked to the Wrong Man in Arkansas Rail Car
An important looking man sits beside a quiet traveler in an Arkansas railway carriage. The visitor plans to plead for a pardon for a convicted thief, offering $500 to swing the deal. The governor is not personally known to the man but he is in the governor's employ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Beyran
Little Rock
Little Reek
Tam
Lovie Republic
Confederate Hails Stonewall After Chickamauga
After Chickamauga a Confederate in New Orleans taunted Union soldiers with questions about Stonewall Jackson. General Butler demanded the oath of allegiance or two years on Ship Island. The man swore and claimed both men were now loyal. Butler replied with cautious assent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Butler
Chickamauga
New Orleans
Stonewall Jackson
Ship Island
But- Ter
ChickewMuge F*—Argonaut, Stn
Smart American in London Dinner Mixup at Hotel Ceril
A humorous 19th century style scene from the New York Press describes a Smart American who arrives in London at Hotel Ceril with five companions and orders unusual dishes with bones. The waiter offers terrapin with grand sherry but not with the bones, prompting a comically evasive reply about asking the cook and a switch to Boras en brochette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ceril
Tondon
Maryland
New York Press
raffle prize leaves Scot with wry remark
A Dundee newspaper recounts a tale of a Highlander who bought two raffle tickets and won the first prize of two biexele. Rather than joy, he mused that luck failed and two tickets were wasted, noting the expense of sixpence wasted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee People's Journal
Force of Habit and Funeral Absence of Punctuality
London Telegraph notes a quip about haste and duty as a speaker asks why one hurries while another prepares for the funeral of a chief. The remark hinges on punctuality and duty during mourning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Telegraph
Prevent the Slips Take Huron to Dotted with 3000 Hlands
A fragmented Baltimore American item quotes lines on forgiveness and ashes on pavement. It mentions a phrase about loving one’s kind and notes over 3,000 Hlands, claiming this surpasses any wher lake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore American
Huron
Blind heiress wins will case in courtroom drama
A bedridden man wills his property to his sister who cared for him but the daughter claims undue influence. A dramatic defense declares the girl is blind and sees through others eyes. The jury finds for the plaintiff as the courtroom fills with emotion and the woman exits surrounded by supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orginal
Ils
Jorr
Furni
ée.Sived
Fla Mitchel
Golden Medical Discovery Promoted For Heart Ailments
An advertisement asserts Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery treats valvular heart disease and other heart troubles. It cites Golden Seal and Stone root as key ingredients, with claims of toning the heart, strengthening muscle, and curing related ailments, backed by medical authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Whit Paine
Paine
Collinson
Col
Iinsonia
Dre. Hale and
Ellingwood
Chicago
Pierce
Also Mentioned on This Page
Adjutant General of
Colorado
Ilincia
Campbell-Bannerman
Marquis Ka
D. W. Stevens
Toledo, C
Frisco
J.D. Johnson
Court Haute
Kelly & Kelly
Emmetsburg
Lowa
Crose
Broadway
James Burns
Il-4
Ohio
Mallard
Ek Ber
M. Helgey
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!